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The landscape of gender and sexual orientation is broad and varied, as young people mature and embrace their authentic identities in pursuit of stronger mental and emotional health.
This month, Jessica Kingsley Publishers Library is proud to offer a tour of resources comprising our Gender Diversity and Sexuality collection, which provides resources for researchers, educators, and professionals. Scroll down for a sampling of insights into topics including gender diversity, LGBT+ allyship, queer mental health, and coming out journeys, from experts with scholarly and professional knowledge as well as personal lived experience.
Setting out best practices and professional guidance for creating LGBT+ inclusive learning in schools, The Educator’s Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion: A Practical Resource for K–12 Teachers, Administrators, and School Support Staff is an approachable and easy-to-follow guide offering appropriate and proven ways to create safer learning environments, update school policies, enhance curricula, and better support LGBT+ youth as they learn.
In this provided chapter, author and teaching specialist Kryss Shane discusses the role of the LGBTQ+ ally in schools, acknowledging the complexity and importance of such a role, as well as practical actions educators can take.
Coming out in any form requires significant courage and is a journey best taken with support from friends, family, and community. Coming Out Stories, based on the eponymous podcast, offers firsthand narratives that come together to present an empowering, humorous and deeply honest look at this important moment in many LGBTQ+ people's lives.
Read this true story about Asad, who grew up in a British Pakistani Muslim household and feared the worst when he decided to come out as a gay man to his parents.
Non-binary people face a range of challenges in their commitment to living authentically. In their book In Their Shoes, award-winning writer Jamie Windust brings their own lived experience and insight to a discussion of the many nuances of identity, from fashion, dating, relationships and family, to mental health, work, and future key debates.
Read this sample chapter in which Windust describes their complex relationship with fashion and the challenge of building a wardrobe that is both comfortable and true to their identity.
For LGBTQIA+ adolescents, coming out can be intense and intimidating not only for themselves, but also for their family and friends. In his book Out: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond, author and therapist John Sovec offers essential guidance for parents seeking answers as they strive to support their child’s queer identity journey.
In this sample chapter, Sovec helps parents begin navigating the LGBTQIA+ world with a discussion of language, and the nuanced vocabulary that can help young people feel respected, safe, and understood.
To be queer is to feel different; a sense of not fitting in. Although the experience can be alienating and difficult, key therapeutic approaches can help queer individuals both navigate the journey and thrive as they understand and embrace their identity. The Queer Mental Health Workbook: A Creative Self-Help Guide Using CBT, CFT, and DBT offers comprehensive advice and practical exercises that mental health professionals can use as they support the well-being of queer individuals.
Clinical psychologist Brendan J. Dunlop offers a thorough overview of queer mental health in this chapter that can be appreciated by both queer people seeking guidance, and the practitioners who support them.
